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California Baptist University
The Banner
Volume 46, Number 3
Student Publication
March 5, 1999
A Look Inside .. •
Feature
Cal
Baptist
students,
staff and
faculty I |
say good-|B
bye to
Information Systems
Technician
Ms. Synthia Sims
See "Farewell" Page 3
News
St Patrick's Day came to the
United
States
through the
Irish irrrmi-
gtant workers who
flooded the continent as early as
1737.
See "Day"Page 12
Sports
Golf
The Cal Baptist golf team set
a new school record for a thirty-six
hole tournament this past Monday.
The team triumphed over the competition by firing a five over par,
581, in the Point Loma Nazerene
Invitational. That score put them a
full six shots over the second place
finishers. The Lancers a number
of Southern California golf powerhouses, including the University
See "Men's Golf. . ." Page 8"
Anthony Harris leads the new
California Baptist Executive Council
by Nick Peterson
The 1999-2000 California
Baptist University Executive
Council has been elected Next
year's executive council will
consist of Anthony Harris, who
will be returning as President
Vice President Candice
Trummell, Business Manager
John Ochs, Communications
Director Katy Baker, and
Office Manager Sarah
Corbaley.
The Executive Council
performs the duties of the
executive branch of our student government, as well as
a sort of intermediary
between the students and
the administration.
The elections were as
follows: Tony Harris ran
unopposed for student body
President. This will be his
second year in the position.
"Some people think I'm
crazy for ding this again,
but I'm really excited. I
love my council, and I look
forward to working with
them."
When asked why he
was running again, Harris
said that he wanted to complete some plans he had
Student Body President
Mr. Anthony Harris is
overjoyed at his re-election.
started during his tirst term,
and also felt that he had a
better idea of how to fill the
role of President now.
"A lot of people spend
their first year as president
simply learning how to be
president, then in their second year they can get more
done. I feel like this is what
I am doing now, to some
extent," continued Harris.
The election for Vice
President started with four
candidates, Candice
Trummell, Jason Forgey,
Kelli Rickard, and Ryan
Yarbrough. The initial vote
narrowed_this race to a runoff between Trummell, who
eventually won, and
Forgey. Although she is
See "Elections " Page II
Forensics Team sweeps
the Spring Champs
Tournament hosted by
San Diego State at
LA Valley College and
takes fourth place for
novice division and second
place overall for four year
colleges. The team will
next travel to Fresno State
for the District One
Qualifier Tournament.
Men's Track Team Wins National
by Erika Keith
sports editor
Last weekend
was a very eventful for the Lancer
track teams. The
team flew
t c
Nebraska
o n
Wednesday and started running
preliminary and final races for
the NAIA national indoor meet
on Friday. The races continued
on Saturday and the team flew
home on Sunday.
The majority of the athletes
of the track teams qualified to
compete in the national meet.
; Cal Baptist sent Lancers to
compete in the men's 55
meter dash, 400 meter dash,
600 meter dash, 800 meter
run, 1,000 meter run, the mile,
3,000 meter run, 4x400 meter
_ relay, 4x800 meter relay, the
distance medley relay, triple
jump, long jump and the
women's mile, 3,000 meter
Iran, 4x800 meter relay, and
the distance medley relay.
The Lancers held up to the
Ijj strenuous two-day meet well. As
a team, the women ranked twentieth in the nation, and the men
came in first, making them the
Cal Baptist's first indoor track
and field national champions.
The women's 4x800 meter
relay team came in third in the
nation with a time of 9:27.09 and
their distance medley team came
in fifth with a time of 12:25.22.
Crystal Ricardez ran the 3,000
meters in 10:51.86.
Milton Browne ran his preliminary 600 meter dash in
1:19.92, but was disqualified during the finals. Nate Browne finished second in the 800 meters
with a time of 1:54.24. The
Lancers took third and fourth in
the 1,000 meters. Ricky
Etheridge finished third and was
followed by James Adams.
Etheridge won the national title
in the mile, finishing in 4:05.42.
Kris Bowditch was right on his
heels with the second place time
of 4:06.20. Bowditch won his
own title in 3,000 meter run,
being the first non-Kenyan to win
that race-Jin several years,
Ricardo Valenzuela finished
eight in the same race with a time
of 8:38.39. The men's distance
medley team took a national title
by running a combined time of
10:00.42. Eric Boykin and
Jimmy Devine represented the
Lancers in the field events. Both
jumped in the long jump and the
triple jump. Devine placed sixth
in the triple jump with a jump of
48 feet and 4.75 inches. Boykin
won that event with leap of 51
feet and 3.75 inches. The two
switched the lead in the long
See "Track" on Pg.100

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California Baptist University
The Banner
Volume 46, Number 3
Student Publication
March 5, 1999
A Look Inside .. •
Feature
Cal
Baptist
students,
staff and
faculty I |
say good-|B
bye to
Information Systems
Technician
Ms. Synthia Sims
See "Farewell" Page 3
News
St Patrick's Day came to the
United
States
through the
Irish irrrmi-
gtant workers who
flooded the continent as early as
1737.
See "Day"Page 12
Sports
Golf
The Cal Baptist golf team set
a new school record for a thirty-six
hole tournament this past Monday.
The team triumphed over the competition by firing a five over par,
581, in the Point Loma Nazerene
Invitational. That score put them a
full six shots over the second place
finishers. The Lancers a number
of Southern California golf powerhouses, including the University
See "Men's Golf. . ." Page 8"
Anthony Harris leads the new
California Baptist Executive Council
by Nick Peterson
The 1999-2000 California
Baptist University Executive
Council has been elected Next
year's executive council will
consist of Anthony Harris, who
will be returning as President
Vice President Candice
Trummell, Business Manager
John Ochs, Communications
Director Katy Baker, and
Office Manager Sarah
Corbaley.
The Executive Council
performs the duties of the
executive branch of our student government, as well as
a sort of intermediary
between the students and
the administration.
The elections were as
follows: Tony Harris ran
unopposed for student body
President. This will be his
second year in the position.
"Some people think I'm
crazy for ding this again,
but I'm really excited. I
love my council, and I look
forward to working with
them."
When asked why he
was running again, Harris
said that he wanted to complete some plans he had
Student Body President
Mr. Anthony Harris is
overjoyed at his re-election.
started during his tirst term,
and also felt that he had a
better idea of how to fill the
role of President now.
"A lot of people spend
their first year as president
simply learning how to be
president, then in their second year they can get more
done. I feel like this is what
I am doing now, to some
extent" continued Harris.
The election for Vice
President started with four
candidates, Candice
Trummell, Jason Forgey,
Kelli Rickard, and Ryan
Yarbrough. The initial vote
narrowed_this race to a runoff between Trummell, who
eventually won, and
Forgey. Although she is
See "Elections " Page II
Forensics Team sweeps
the Spring Champs
Tournament hosted by
San Diego State at
LA Valley College and
takes fourth place for
novice division and second
place overall for four year
colleges. The team will
next travel to Fresno State
for the District One
Qualifier Tournament.
Men's Track Team Wins National
by Erika Keith
sports editor
Last weekend
was a very eventful for the Lancer
track teams. The
team flew
t c
Nebraska
o n
Wednesday and started running
preliminary and final races for
the NAIA national indoor meet
on Friday. The races continued
on Saturday and the team flew
home on Sunday.
The majority of the athletes
of the track teams qualified to
compete in the national meet.
; Cal Baptist sent Lancers to
compete in the men's 55
meter dash, 400 meter dash,
600 meter dash, 800 meter
run, 1,000 meter run, the mile,
3,000 meter run, 4x400 meter
_ relay, 4x800 meter relay, the
distance medley relay, triple
jump, long jump and the
women's mile, 3,000 meter
Iran, 4x800 meter relay, and
the distance medley relay.
The Lancers held up to the
Ijj strenuous two-day meet well. As
a team, the women ranked twentieth in the nation, and the men
came in first, making them the
Cal Baptist's first indoor track
and field national champions.
The women's 4x800 meter
relay team came in third in the
nation with a time of 9:27.09 and
their distance medley team came
in fifth with a time of 12:25.22.
Crystal Ricardez ran the 3,000
meters in 10:51.86.
Milton Browne ran his preliminary 600 meter dash in
1:19.92, but was disqualified during the finals. Nate Browne finished second in the 800 meters
with a time of 1:54.24. The
Lancers took third and fourth in
the 1,000 meters. Ricky
Etheridge finished third and was
followed by James Adams.
Etheridge won the national title
in the mile, finishing in 4:05.42.
Kris Bowditch was right on his
heels with the second place time
of 4:06.20. Bowditch won his
own title in 3,000 meter run,
being the first non-Kenyan to win
that race-Jin several years,
Ricardo Valenzuela finished
eight in the same race with a time
of 8:38.39. The men's distance
medley team took a national title
by running a combined time of
10:00.42. Eric Boykin and
Jimmy Devine represented the
Lancers in the field events. Both
jumped in the long jump and the
triple jump. Devine placed sixth
in the triple jump with a jump of
48 feet and 4.75 inches. Boykin
won that event with leap of 51
feet and 3.75 inches. The two
switched the lead in the long
See "Track" on Pg.100